by Augusta Saraiva | Oct 27, 2020 | Featured, Immigration
WASHINGTON — The U.S. should stop trying to combat Central American criminal groups solely through deportation and start tackling the societal issues that allow the groups a foothold in the country, transnational crime experts said Tuesday. “The U.S. does not...
by Arnab Mondal | Oct 26, 2020 | Featured, National Security
The Department of Veteran Affairs can’t systematically analyze the health of LGBT veterans because it doesn’t consistently collect data on sexual orientation or self-identified gender identity, according to a recent report by the Government Accountability...
by Katie Livingstone | Oct 23, 2020 | Campaign2020, Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden went head-to-head over how to best combat the coronavirus, boost the economy and build a future for the country in Thursday’s presidential debate in Nashville, Tenn., the final of the 2020...
by Arnab Mondal | Oct 23, 2020 | Featured, Health
President Donald Trump has signed into law a pair of bills that could be crucial in preventing suicides among veterans. According to the Department of Veteran Affairs, more than 6,100 veterans died by suicide in 2017, the most recent year for which data is available....
by Madison Muller and India Walton | Oct 22, 2020 | Education, Featured, Social Justice
WASHINGTON — On Sunday, D.C. activists from youth-led social justice organizations banded together to occupy the space outside the U.S. Department of Education. “Education is true liberation,” said Aniyah Vines, founder of the Live Movement and one of the...
by Amanda Rooker | Oct 22, 2020 | Featured, Health
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats and the White House are close to a deal that would provide relief to Americans hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, but President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders are less optimistic....
